A Guide to Monitor Terms

With all the sales going on these days, I figured it’d be useful to put out a guide on what to look out for when buying monitors. As all good things, think of what YOUR needs are.

A surprising guide that covers a lot of basics: https://www.newegg.com/insider/guide-monitors-terms-need-know/

A more technical explanation of terms you’ll see: https://www.pctechguide.com/glossary/displays

Now, feeling adventurous or want to go to the dark side of monitors? Some 4K TVs can be used as monitors. What you’ll want to learn about is 4:4:4 chroma. Not everyone tolerates the idea but for the curious one, here is some ideas: https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-usage/pc-monitor